The imposing statues that line the coast of Easter Island have been an enigma to experts ... reached Rapa Nui’s shores since ...

It's Rapa Nui - Easter Island - the most remote inhabited island ... The only details on the body are the prominent nipples. Hoa Hakananai'a is a rare combination of physical mass and evocative ...

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the male form from rough hardened volcanic ash. The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled ...

The ancient statues known as moai are everyday sights on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui—native dancers in body paint, less so. Some 2,000 Rapanui live on the island, which belongs to Chile.

and the statues remain sacred vessels. Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed here on Easter Sunday in 1722, the first European known to visit the island, but only stayed for one day. By the time ...